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FROM THE LIST OF GOVERNMENT
PROGRAMS GIVEN BELOW, IDENTIFY WHAT
INEQUALITY YOU WOULD THINK IT
ADDRESSES.
CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER (CCT) PROGRAM
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO QUALITY TERTIARY EDUCATION ACT
PHILIPPINE PLAN FOR GENDER RESPONSIVE DEVELOPMENT
MAGNA CARTA FOR WOMEN
DEPED’S CHILD PROTECTION POLICY OF 2012
ANTI-BULLYING LAW 2013
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S RIGHTS ACT OF 1997
MAGNA CARTA OF DISABLED PERSONS OF 1995
SK REFORM ACT OF 2015
SOCIAL INEQUALITY
Is the difference in the distribution of
social desirables such as wealth,
power, and prestige.
The following are some of the
social inequalities and the
programs that the government is
undertaking to address these
inequalities.
1. INEQUALITY IN THE
ACCESS TO SOCIAL,
POLITICAL, AND SYMBOLIC
CAPITAL
•Social capital is the ability of a collective
to act together to pursue a common goal.
It refers to the connection of individuals
within the society
•Political capital refers to the trust,
good will, and influence possessed by
a political actor, such as politician, to
mobilize support toward a preferred
policy outcome.
•Symbolic capital refers to the
resources that one possesses which is
a function of honor, prestige or
recognition, or any other traits that
one values within a culture.
Government
programs
addressing these
inequalities are:
CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER

•Locally known as Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino

Program, or 4ps, is a government program
that provides conditional cash grants to
the poorest of the poor in the Philippines.
AGRARIAN REFORM IN THE
PHILIPPINES
seeks to solve the centuries-old problem of landlessness
in rural areas. Through the Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Program (CARP) initiated in 1987, the government
addressed key national goals: the promotion of equity
and social justice, food security and poverty alleviation
in the countryside.
SK REFORM ACT OF 2015
has the provisions that prohibits political
dynasty. It prohibits any person to run in
any Sanggunian Kabataan Office either elected
or appointed if it has a relative up to second
degree in the barangay level to governorship.
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO QUALITY
TERTIARY EDUCATION ACT

is a law that institutionalizes free tuition and exemption

from other fees in state universities and colleges (SUCs),
local universities and colleges (LUCs) in the Philippines. The
law also foresees subsidies also for private higher
education institutions. It is intended to give underprivileged
Filipino students a chance to earn a college degree
2. MINORITY GROUPS
are groups composed of less-dominant
classifications in society that experience
disproportionately lower opportunities
than their dominant counterparts.
BELOW ARE SOME RELEVANT ISSUES
INVOLVING MINORITY GROUPS:

Gender Inequality
PHILIPPINE PLAN FOR GENDER-
RESPONSIVE DEVELOPMENT
(PPGD)
rests on a vision of development that is equitable ,
sustainable, free from violence, respectful of human
rights, supportive of self-determination and the
actualization of human potentials, and
participatory and empowering
MAGNA CARTA FOR WOMEN
is a comprehensive women’s human rights
law that seeks to eliminate discrimination
through the recognition, protection, fulfillment,
and promotion of the rights of Filipino
women, especially those belonging in the
marginalized sectors of the society.
1. Increasing the number of women in third
level positions in government to achieve a fifty-
fifty (50-50) gender balance within the next
five years while the composition of women in
all levels of development planning and program
implementation will be at least 40 percent;
2. Leave benefits of two (2) months with full pay
based on gross monthly compensation for
women employees who undergo surgery
caused by gynecological disorders, provided
that they have rendered continuous aggregate
employment service of at least six (6) months
for the last twelve (12) months;
3. Non-discrimination in employment in the
field of military, police and other similar
services that include according the same
promotional privileges and opportunities as
their men counterpart, including pay increases,
additional benefits, and awards, based on
competency and quality of performance.
4. Provision for equal access and elimination
of discrimination in education, scholarships,
and training. Thus, “expulsion, non-
readmission, prohibiting enrollment, and other
related discrimination of women students and
faculty due to pregnancy out of marriage shall be
outlawed.
5. Non-discriminatory and non-derogatory
portrayal of women in media and film to raise
the consciousness of the general public in
recognizing the dignity of women and the role
and contribution of women in family,
community, and the society through the
strategic use of mass media
6. Equal status given to men and women on the
titling of the land and issuance of stewardship
contracts and patents.
ETHNIC MINORITIES
Because some minorities live traditionalistic lives
far away from the city and technology, and some
may appear differently than usual, they have
been consistently labeled and treated as people
with minimal knowledge and capabilities.
REPUBLIC ACT 8371, KNOWN AS
THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
RIGHTS ACT (IPRA)
An act to recognize, protect and promote the rights of
indigenous cultural communities/indigenous peoples,
creating a national commission on indigenous peoples,
establishing implementing mechanisms, appropriating
funds therefor, and for other purposes
OTHER MINORITIES
This may include people with disabilities or people
with religions that are less prevalent in society. These
minorities experience discrimination in work,
especially when the disabled have physical
limitations, while the religious have practices and
beliefs that are greatly disagreed upon by the majority.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9442, AN ACT
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA
CARTA FOR DISABLED PERSONS, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES’ GRANTING
ADDITIONAL PRIVILEGES AND INCENTIVES
AND PROHIBITIONS ON VERBAL, NON-
VERBAL RIDICULE AND VILIFICATION
AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITY.
Its objective is to provide persons with
disability, the opportunity to participate
fully into the mainstream of society by
granting them at least twenty percent
(20%) discount in all basic services.
It is a declared policy of RA 7277 that
persons with disability are part of Philippine
society, and thus the State shall give full
support to the improvement of their total well-
being and their integration into the
mainstream of society. They have the same
rights as other people to take their proper
place in society
Enactment of Anti-Bullying Law
which mandates directed all elementary
and secondary schools to adopt policies
to address the existence of bullying in
their respective institutions.
ANALYZING SOCIAL
INEQUALITIES
The existence of minority groups in
functionalist and conflict societies are
also embedded in each type of society’s
principles.
In a functionalist society, minorities
also play social roles that contribute to
social balance and equilibrium.
However, these roles are bound by
limitations and social norms.
In conflict societies, minority groups
are seen as lower-class individuals that
will not be able to keep up with the
consistent competition occurring within
the environment
In both societies, discrimination
against minorities is possible.
Inequality among minority groups is
greatly driven by global inequalities
significantly coming from the influence
of richer, more influential countries.
Transforming our World: the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development

This Agenda is a plan of action for

people, planet and prosperity. It also
seeks to strengthen universal peace
in larger freedom
The Goals and targets will stimulate
action over the next fifteen years in
areas of critical importance for
humanity and the planet:
PEOPLE
We are determined to end poverty and
hunger, in all their forms and dimensions,
and to ensure that all human beings can
fulfil their potential in dignity and equality
and in a healthy environment.
PLANET
We are determined to protect the planet from
degradation, including through sustainable
consumption and production, sustainably
managing its natural resources and taking urgent
action on climate change, so that it can support
the needs of the present and future generations.
PROSPERITY
We are determined to ensure that all human
beings can enjoy prosperous and fulfilling lives
and that economic, social and technological
progress occurs in harmony with nature.
PEACE
We are determined to foster peaceful, just
and inclusive societies which are free from
fear and violence. There can be no
sustainable development without peace and no
peace without sustainable development.
PARTNERSHIP
We are determined to mobilize the means required
to implement this Agenda through a revitalized
Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, based
on a spirit of strengthened global solidarity, focused in
particular on the needs of the poorest and most
vulnerable and with the participation of all countries, all
stakeholders and all people.
Sustainable
Development Goals
Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and
improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at
all ages
Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education
and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women
and girls
Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable
management of water and sanitation for all.
Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable,
sustainable and modern energy for all.
Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and
sustainable economic growth, full and productive
employment and decent work for all.
Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote
inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster
innovation.
Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among
countries.
Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements
inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production
patterns.
Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and
its impacts*
Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans,
seas and marine resources for sustainable development.
Goal 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use
of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests,
combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation
and halt biodiversity loss.
Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for
sustainable development, provide access to justice for all
and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at
all levels.

Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and

revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.